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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION.

Totals

Total revenue
$524,008
Total expenses
$233,258
Contributions and grants received
$521,522
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,486
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$984,953
Total liabilities, end of year
$19,663
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$965,290
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$182,590
Management and general expenses
$50,668
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$182,590

Program services were 78.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $520,522

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,000

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,486 · excluded $2,486

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $109,138 · program services $80,726 · management and general $28,412

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $5,433 · program services $3,975 · management and general $1,458

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $24,735 · program services $15,085 · management and general $9,650

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $8,959 · program services $6,778 · management and general $2,181

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $11,172 · program services $9,024 · management and general $2,148

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $35,104 · program services $35,104

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $10,218 · program services $7,671 · management and general $2,547

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $30 · management and general $30

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,486 · program services $4,431 · management and general $1,055

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,380 · program services $1,787 · management and general $593

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $7,492 · program services $6,051 · management and general $1,441

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,958 · program services $3,958

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,153 · management and general $1,153

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAMMATIC COSTS

    total $8,000 · program services $8,000

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $521,306 · end of year $674,982

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $181,705 · end of year $239,161

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $560

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $61,272 · end of year $70,250

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $10,462 · end of year $16,806

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $87,180 · end of year $2,857

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $634,141 · end of year $791,143

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $32,500 · end of year $174,147

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

AT THE ACLU OF SOUTH CAROLINA, WE ADVOCATE, LITIGATE, EDUCATE, AND MOBILIZE TO DEFEND AND ADVANCE THE CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OF ALL SOUTH CAROLINIANS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AT THE ACLU OF SOUTH CAROLINA, WE ENVISION A SOUTH CAROLINA WHERE "WE THE PEOPLE" MEANS ALL OF US. WE DEFEND AND ADVANCE THE CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OF ALL SOUTH CAROLINIANS THROUGH LOBBYING AND POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT.

  • LOBBYING: OUR LOBBYISTS ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH POLICYMAKERS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS IN PURSUIT OF POLICIES THAT ADVANCE AND DEFEND CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES.IN 2023, OUR LOBBYING SUCCESSFULLY STOPPED STATE LEGISLATORS FROM PASSING A BILL TO RESTRICT DISCUSSIONS OF RACIAL AND GENDER INEQUITIES IN THE CLASSROOM.

    Expenses $182,590

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michelle Mapp

    ADVOCACY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $129,657
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $108,743
    Other
    $20,914
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

  • Ann Hermmann-Nehdi

    AFFILIATE EQUITY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anne Tromsness

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Hollis France

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stuart Andrews

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alison McLetchie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Araceli Hernandez-Laroche

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carole Gunter

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Danielle Ziff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Darby

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nan Johnston

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nina Richards

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Prashant Prabhu

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jace Woodrum

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $158,112
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $141,652
    Other
    $16,460
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $141,652 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $7,780 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $8,680 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $158,112 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
4 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500369349300215

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